I have a problem...and btw....i should add my knowledge is a little towards basic....

Any file in my StartUp Folder loads twice.

It loads as StartUp & Common. I remove one in MSConfig and alternative....and guess what both disappear.

I have tried to manually add the program, but it cannot find a specific DLL file.

Can anyone give me a few suggestions of things to try.....

How did u try to add the program?

by making a shortcut in the startup folder or in the registry?

or maybe placing te .exe directly in the startup folder..

Thanks for the reply.

The item was a created shortcut that i placed in the start up folder.

In what startup folder is this shortcut?

Is it in the All Users or your own profile?

or maybe both? than that's your problem.

go to

hklm\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run

and manually add that program...

this type of thing can be a spyware etc.. scan & remove..

In what startup folder is this shortcut?

Is it in the All Users or your own profile?

or maybe both? than that's your problem.

Its in the All Users.

There are NO other folders in any User folders....

Thanks..

@DarakLeaf

XtremeMaC has got a point there.. maybe it's a wise thing to check.

run Spybot S&D or Spywareblaster (both freeware) to see if there is spyware or a pest in your system

Thanks for the advice so far. Have run Spybot...nothing...

cheers

What exactly do you mean by

I have tried to manually add the program, but it cannot find a specific DLL file.

can you post a screenshot of msconfig with the double entry in it?

In MSConfig; One has location has Startup and the same program says location Common startup.

By manually add i meant, i used Reg Cleaner to add the file into the registry.

It was in the registry, but cannot find a DLL file.

thanks

Still no help on this one. Tried other ideas. Anybody ??.....

Uhm sorry, been busy switching jobs...

maybe this helps:

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml